Dimensions and section properties for W18X211

Structural sectional properties for a W18X211 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW18X211
Cross Sectional AreaA62.3 in2
Section Widthb11.6 in
Section Depthd20.7 in
Flange thicknesstf1.91 in
Web thicknesstw1.06 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx8.35 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.82 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4330 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy493 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx419 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy85.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx490 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy132 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ58.6 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw43400 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight211 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW18X211
Cross Sectional AreaA40193 mm2
Section Widthb295 mm
Section Depthd526 mm
Flange thicknesstf48.5 mm
Web thicknesstw26.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx212 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry72 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1802000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy205000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx6866000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1398000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx8030000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2163000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ24391000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw11654000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight314 kg/m

Note: Metric units have been converted from tabulated imperial values and rounded to a reasonable number of significant figures.

A W18X211 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 211 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 62.3 in2. The height and width of the section are 20.7 in and 11.6 in respectively.

The section has a tensile yield capacity of:

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The section has a flexural plastic moment capacity of:

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The section has a flexural elastic moment capacity of:

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